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Mary Agnes is Thirty-Five

James Elward

Short Play

One Act

1 man, 1 woman: 2 totalInterior

"There are no special effects, no gimmicks. But there is considerable truth." —Wall Street Journal. "He is a deft craftsman, with the ability to etch character in sure, swift strokes and with an accurate ear for the nuances of dialogue." —Jersey Journal. "…tight dramatic form alive and playable." —NY Post.

THE STORY: In MARY AGNES IS THIRTY-FIVE, a couple arrive at the girl's apartment after an evening out—he bent on seduction and she determined to preserve her honor. They have both reached the age where loneliness might seem to be a tempering influence, but he has (without really being aware of it) become the predatory bachelor and she (although she still has hopes) the frigid spinster. Their confrontation is poignant and very real—but ultimately, as it must be, a stalemate.